Sri Lanka won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the day-night Champions Trophy Group A match against England at The Oval. The England captain, Alastair Cook, admitted that, in overcast conditions, he would have chosen to bowl first, too.
Both sides made one change to the XIs that played in their opening games. England have brought back Graeme Swann, who missed the game against Australia due to a back injury, for James Tredwell and Sri Lanka have brought in Nuwan Kulasekara for Thisara Perera.
Sri Lanka, who lost their opening game against New Zealand, need to win to sustain their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals while England, who won their opening game against Australia, would be guaranteed a semi-final place if they win.
England 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Ian Bell, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Joe Root, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Ravi Bopara, 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 James Anderson
Sri Lanka 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2 Kusal Perera, 3 Mahela Jayawardene, 4 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 5 Dinesh Chandimal, 6 Angelo Mathews (capt), 7 Lahiru Thirimanne, 8 Rangana Herath 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Shaminda Eranga, 11 Lasith Malinga
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